Great, great find, Turbine. Eerie how similar that is to the events of the past week. 100 years later, and nothing has changed over there.Originally Posted by NewsCopy
Great, great find, Turbine. Eerie how similar that is to the events of the past week. 100 years later, and nothing has changed over there.Originally Posted by NewsCopy
If UL losses every game in BR this year, with the exact same atmosphere . . .
No games would have been cancelled.
I still an't believe it was the local media that suggested it first.
jmo
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
NCAA Regionals at Baton Rouge 2nd place
COACH Overall Record SunBelt Conference Tony Robichaux 39-23 17-7
My God, we are caught in a time loop, groudhog day, deja vue over and over again.Originally Posted by RyChat
Well, they used to play two games every year (home and home) until the two teams started brawling every game they played this is no joke, literally there was multiple brawls and skip bertman finally suspended the two teams from playing for at least 4 years of regular season play. The suspension is up hopefully we will start to have these games again every year. I think the last times the two teams met in the regular season was in 2002. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
And don't forget the "slipped" bat flying into the Cajun dugout.
Well. brawl or not my point was that the games were getting out of hand, benches clearing is just as dangerous and rediculous to happen in multiple games as a brawl. But if you consider a fastball in the back and a fastball in the helmet high and tight then you are way off. They weren't just high and tight they were on us. I was there and remember this part quite well.
Weren't there some fights in the stands between fans also????
Well they (Jim Hawthorne) did say that there was no way he could have planned that tossed bat going into the dug out so they dismissed it as an accident. Well that might be right but.
I recall that when I was a kid, I planned to throw a firecracker near an open door to the washhouse about 35 feet away to scare my mom who was in it at the time. Well it went in, and hit her just as it was popping. No way could I have ever planned on that actually happening. Still it happened, and I firmly believe that bat was released on purpose. Where it actually landed may not have been planned, probably was not. Callous disregard for human safety by a young man, not a stupid ten year old.
Head to head is now 5-5 in the last 10 meetings (goes back to 2002) if my numbers are correct.
We were in the BR Regional as the #2 seed if memory serves We beat a&m@br in the winners bracket which meant they had to beat us twice.
They of course made their way back to the championship game and emotions were riding high. Mid way in the first game, one of their guys hits a home run and as he comes around third base he is hot-dogging to our bench. Well the next batter gets plunked and the benches empty. no punches. and Robe gets ejected. the place was going nuts with the a&m fans taunting us etc.
In between games (I was told this later), Robe was interviewed by Jay and he seemed livid. saying something like "I will NEVER apologize for the name on my jersey. I don't care who and where we are playing". maybe Jay, if he chooses to comment on this thread will have a better memory on the interview cause this came to me second hand
Anyway, they put a butt whipping on us in the final game and it was almost taking your life in your hands, literally, if you were wearing red. An African American fan told me later he had not heard such language sinde the 60's As we walked down the stairs the a&m@br finest were hopping in front of us and taunting us it was close to a riot.
So they (both parties) decided to not play for awhile and let emotions ebb. Which is why it chaps me to no end that Robe has taken the high rode and goes play to "EARN" the right to play again It was BS, admittedly on both ends I was far from innocent because I gave it as good as I got it. but we were definitely not at fault alone and should not be begging to play.
Thats my recollection
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